State Emergency Management Projects - Approved projects 2015-17

Total funding - $2,306,103

Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW

Risk Management App

Develop a tool to educate volunteers about risk management requirements and best practise.

Statewide - $29,880

Public Works Advisory

Floods Near Me NSW Review

Review of the Floods Near Me NSW (Version 1) app.

Statewide - $50,000

NSW Police Force

Regional Emergency Management Officer review

A review of the Regional Emergency Management Officer position.

Statewide - $70,000

Office of Emergency Management

Emergency Management Surge Program

Development of governance arrangements for management of the Emergency Management Surge Program which draws officers from multiple government agencies. This includes recruitment and training.

Statewide - $130,000

NSW Ambulance

Emergency evacuation exercises for health and aged care facilities

Develop a framework for health and aged care facilities to undertake emergency evacuation exercises which can be used by a single stand-alone facility up to the multi-facility level using the EmergoTrain System.

Office of Emergency Management

The Emergency Management Operations System will support local emergency operations centres by providing a common interoperable IT platform. A training package will be delivered to local and regional emergency management committees.

Statewide - $380,000

Office of Emergency Management (on behalf of the State Emergency Management Committee)